Tanks Sweep on Major Maneuvers Defense Line
General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, arrived in the Louisiana maneuver area to witness the battle between the Second and Third armies. He traveled from Milwaukee to Barksdale field Sareve port and proceeded by automobile to Camp Polk.
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South Louisiana
INS
George G. Marshall
Louisiane
Marshell Few
Milwaukee
Barksdale Field
Sareve
Camp Polk
Texas Soldier Saved in Fire During Blackout Maneuvers
In Louisiana on September 16, three soldiers from Battery A, 53rd Field Artillery, 6th Division, rescued Specialist Leslie V. McAbee, 24, of Paris, Texas, from a flaming wreck after a kitchen truck overturned in a ditch. McAbee escaped with minor abrasions thanks to their quick actions.
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Louisiana
Tna
53Rd Field Artillery
Army Authorie Fies
Lesle V. McAbee
Paris
Texas
Machines Find Early One On The Texas Louisiana Front
Allied forces push a massive mechanized force across the Red River toward Shreveport and along a 150 mile front between Kisatchie National Forest and the Ambien River as Third Army strains to halt the thrust. Dive bombers, tanks, and armored units clash with heavy air overcast by rain and poor visibility.
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Uness
Vilal
Third Army
Eerosa Louigilip
Alexandria
Armies Battle for Alexandria Advances by Third Army
Armies clash near Alexandria as the Third Army, under Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger, presses a strong hold along the Red River. Second Army units move from Shreveport with armored thrusts, while the 36th and 4th divisions guard approaches. Smaller anti tank groups and motorized artillery prepare to rush in. the battle aims to push toward the Texas border with infantry crossing the Red River to join the push.
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Alexandria
Texas
Fred Oriver
Second ’Army
WA Cmp
Shreveport
Third Air
Walter Krueger
Wes
Protective measures urged for industrial plants defense
Washington D C civil defense director issues a planning guide to factory managers urging immediate steps for protection against raids. The guide outlines a model plant defense organization with a plant defense coordinator and four division heads for police medical maintenance, plus advice on safeguarding employees and production.
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Washington
Repty
Db Clvillms Defense
LaGuardia
Protec- Hon
Safaty
Soldiers find war health in Louisiana
Texas soldiers in the 36th Battery Vision report a healthier Army life in Louisiana. A medical report to Brig. Gen. Walker notes fewer injuries and diseases in the five weeks since arrival at Camp Bowie than in the prior three months, with no deaths from disease and only one accidental death. Strict sanitation and food inspections are credited for the good record, and August saw no contagious infections in the division aside from venereal disease, which remained low.
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Texas
Louisiana
Camp Bowie
Fred L. Walker
John J. O'Reilly
141Th Medical Regiment
O'Reilly
War Games Halt Two Flights Over Crowded Skies
Eastern Airlines flights were halted around 30 45 p.m. arrival and evening departure as air routes were restricted over the war games. Traffic agent said the move aimed to ensure safety during aeronautical activity.
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Atnines
Auryton
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Rontes
Army claims chigger fight aids troops in lowbiana
An army press release claims a lethal preparation to combat chigger bites has been perfected. The chemical, applied to ankles, wrists and neck, supposedly reduces bites by more than percent. Five thousand sunsces are en route for 40,000 men of Gen. Ben Lear's second army as a protective measure.
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Hlavon
Wade Goodine
Ben Lear
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